Name/Title
Doris Howard - MidWinter - Heritage on the MarinaDescription
Born and raised in New York City, Doris spent most of her adult life on the Upper West Side until moving to San Francisco in 1989 to be closer to her son. She describes herself as an extrovert and “The #1 Volunteer of the Western World.”
At age 13 Doris went to her first demonstration in Harlem, an experience that led her to become active in civil rights and gender issues. She earned a doctorate in psychology in her 40s while raising her son and had a private practice for many years in New York. In San Francisco, she was Program Director of Shrader House, part of the Progress Foundation, a non-profit agency in the mental health field. She’s edited several books and published numerous journal reviews and articles. Doris was an active member of the Association for Women in Psychology, which presented her with The Doris Howard Lifetime Achievement Award in 1999. Over the years she travelled, for work and pleasure, to London, Paris, Rome, Australia and Asia.
Doris began painting and sculpting ten years ago and works in watercolor, acrylic and encaustic. She favors geometric designs which are featured in much of her work. “So many people are reluctant to do art,” she says, “But it’s one of the best things to do. It’s the doing that’s the fun part.”
